According to The Skin Cancer Foundation, the recurrence of Jackman's basal cell carcinoma is not unusual. After one year, a person's chances of a recurrence are 18 percent, but after five years those odds jump to 55 percent. There are approximately 2.8 million cases of basal cell carcinoma diagnosed each year in the U.S., and nearly one in five Americans will develop the disease, which can be fatal if not caught and treated in time.